Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $7.94 +0.02 (+0.30%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.96 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 04:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT vs. CGBD, BTO, ASA, PDT, PEO, DSU, CCAP, ECC, CION, and IFNShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), and India Fund (IFN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Crescent Capital BDC Eagle Point Credit CION Investment India Fund Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FT or CGBD? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Franklin Universal Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FT or CGBD? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 7 more articles in the media than Franklin Universal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 0 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Franklin Universal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Universal Trust Neutral Carlyle Secured Lending Positive Which has more volatility and risk, FT or CGBD? Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FT or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.13%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Franklin Universal Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Universal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Is FT or CGBD more profitable? Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 32.72% compared to Franklin Universal Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 10.49% beat Franklin Universal Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Universal TrustN/A N/A N/A Carlyle Secured Lending 32.72%10.49%4.88% Is FT or CGBD a better dividend stock? Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FT or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Universal Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Universal TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACarlyle Secured Lending$232.59M2.98$88.98M$1.3510.07 SummaryCarlyle Secured Lending beats Franklin Universal Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Universal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$199.63M$3.84B$12.15B$20.65BDividend Yield6.46%6.64%5.65%3.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.8929.28Price / SalesN/A13.0525.8662.24Price / CashN/A17.6721.3123.31Price / BookN/A1.122.134.42Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$995.90M7 Day Performance1.72%0.97%0.00%-0.17%1 Month Performance3.44%-0.26%-0.21%-0.69%1 Year Performance13.16%2.94%544.32%15.60% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.94+0.3%N/A+13.4%$199.63MN/A0.00N/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0177 of 5 stars$13.98-1.5%$15.25+9.1%-15.6%$723.59M$232.59M10.36N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$35.98+0.2%N/A+15.9%$709.14MN/A0.002,719Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.14-1.4%N/A+86.5%$701.91MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.31-0.2%N/A+13.2%$656.13MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.77-1.2%N/A-6.9%$578.89MN/A0.0018Positive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.56-0.1%N/A-1.1%$575.75MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.9956 of 5 stars$14.61-1.1%$17.60+20.5%-18.5%$547.38M$60.50M10.90N/AUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementECCEagle Point Credit2.272 of 5 stars$7.03+1.7%$8.67+23.3%-27.2%$531.71M$179.77M-17.57N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementCIONCION Investment2.3329 of 5 stars$9.98-0.8%$11.00+10.2%-15.5%$530.04M$252.43M-34.41N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsIFNIndia FundN/A$15.65-1.3%N/A-12.6%$492.55MN/A0.0021,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Crescent Capital BDC Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives India Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?The Secret Crypto That Billionaires Are Hoarding When these hit, the current price will look like pocket ch...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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